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Wednesday, May 1, 1912, MEDICINE HAT DAILY NEWS. e Soedostenteateteateste steed m APL OR OIRO UT INO MGr MGT ge Keith e fos fe Sof ts 5 so *s 2 st testeat lt; * x : He ate-ate steste-ateste teste testeets ihe-efe-ate-cfe-ste-ateate efesge-atoeteege. Soakesteet Soatoat Sedegeeten BPs of the A Tale of the B d Plains O r er (By Randall Parrish.) So decte ectestectostest Seetrstertectoctectectestoagesteagen (Continued.) frat leading down to the Canadian. Yet he felt easonably assured that )the general trend of the country lying between the smaller stream and, the alley of the Arkansas would be stmt r to that with which he was already acquainted, It was. merely a wild jitreteh of sandy desolation, across which their horses would leave scarce- jly any trall, and even that little would be quickly otilterated by the first puff lof wind. As they drew in toward the river valley this plain would change into sand dunes, baffling and confus- Ing, but no matter how hard they pressed forward, it must be daylt long before they could hope to reach these, and this would give him oppor- tunity to spy out some familiar land- mark which would guide them to the ford. Meanwhile, he must head as di rectly north as possible, trusting the borses to find footing. It was plains instinct, or rather tong training in the open, which en- sbied him to retain any true sense of i firection, for beyond the narrow fringe af cottonwoods along the jeream, nothing was vistble, the eyes legarcely able even to distinguish lwhere earth and sky met, They ad- vanced across a bare level, without sievation or depression, yet the sand jappeared sufficiently solld, so that their horses were forced into 4 swing: tag lope, and they seemed to falrly jpresa aside the black curtain, which I overheard between you convinced me you were the victim of deceit. But your going to that place alone was most reckless act. Bhe lifted her hand to her eyes, her drooping forward. Vasn't It what he told me the tion of a ranch? No; I bave ridden this country for years, and there 1s no ranch pasturing cattle along the Salt Fork. Miss Hope, Lwant you to comprehend what It 18 you have escaped from; what you are now fleeing from, Within the last two years an apparently organtzed body of outlaws have been operating throughout this entire region. Often- times disguised as Indians, they have terrorized the Santa Fe trail for two hundred miles, killing travelers in small parties, and driving off stock. There are few Fanches as far west as this, -but-these-have all suffered from ia, These fellows have done more to precipitate the present Indian war han any act of the savages. They nave endeavored to make the authorl- ies believe that Indians were guilty lof their deeds of murder and robbery. Both troops and volunteers have tried to hold the gang up, but they scatter land disappear, as though swallowed by the desert. I have been out twice, hard on their trail, only to come back baffled. Now, I think accident has Jsiven me the clue. She straightened up; glancing que (tloningly at him through the dark- net This is what I mean, Mi omg +it-suspect that-cabin to be the: idezvous of those fellows, and I half believe Hawley to be their leader. lt; you will report all this to.the authorities? they had mado aorors the desert. 80 fares eye could reach jiuthing maved nothtAg apparently. existed. Fronting sgalo to/the HOF he linked pow the fame grim barrenness, onty that) far Off, agalout the: Hght.r yackground of distant sky, there was visible faint blur, a bluish haze, wi lot he betleved WOvEOveuaGistant cant (lates border ing the Afkansas, T) iuicnse dreart ness of tall Tofl a fowllng ofdepresaton. His eves furied ail regarded the eit riding allently bei hui The same look of depression was visible upon her face, apd she was gacing of into the dull distance with lack juster eyes, her slender form leaning forward, ber hands clasped across the nme, The long weariness of the nicht had left traces cn her young face robbing it of some of Its (reshness, Keith found it more attractive In ) grow ing daylight than amid the lai) shad. ows of the evening before He had not -previous y realized the peculiar clearness of her compleston. ihe. ros tint showing through the vilve skin or the soft and silky fineness of her hair, which, digarranged, was strange- ly becoming under the broad brim of the hat she Wore;.drawn low until it shadowed ber eyes) It was not a tace to be easily ansoolated ith frontier concert halls, OF any snrrender to evil; the chin Found and rin, the lips full, yet sufficiently comjiessed; the whole expression that o pure and dignified womanhood. She puzzled him, and he scarcely knew what to or exactly how to act toward Our friends back yonder should be turning out from the corral by now, he said finally, anxious to break the silence, for she had not sjoken since he ended his tale, It will not be long until they discover Hawley s predicament, and perhaps the welkin already rings with profanity. That may even account for the blue haze out yonder. She tuthed her-eyes toward him, and the slightest trace of a smile ap- peared from out of the depths of thel) eariness. If they would only remain satigded with that. Will they follow w, do you think? And are we far enough by this time to be safe? it is hardly Mkely they will let ub escape without a chase, he enswered slowly. We possess too much infor- prised from thouihther vorda not Soha ROW? So saen a Se 1n-test of her real-character Few do waddle the effect of his words, bat He smiled grimly, his lips com- pressed. The Easy Manner in Which She Rode Relieved Him of Anxiety. s instantly swung shut once more, and closed them in, The pounding they pressed steadily onward, closely bunched together, so as not to lose each other, dim, spectral shadows filt- ting through the olght a very part ar that- grim desolation surrounding them. No one of the three felt I1k speaking; the gloomy, brooding des. ert oppressed them, thelr vagrant thoughts assuming the tinge of their surrundings; their hope centered on escape. Keith rode, grasping the rein of the woman's horse in his loft hand, and bending low in vain effort at pick- ing a path. He bad nothing to aim) toward, yet sturdy confidence in his eqpert plainscraft yielded him suf- sient sense of direction. He had noted the bark of thie cottonwoods, the direc- tion of the wind, and steered a course accordingly straight northward, alert to pyert any variation, The girl rode easily, although in a man s saddle, the stirrups much too Jong. Kelth glanced aside with swift spproval at the ereetness with which sho sat, the loosened rein in her hand, the slight swaying of her form. He could appreciate horsemanship, and the easy manner in which she rode relieved him of one anxiety. It even caused him to break the silence. You arp evidently accustomed to riding, Miss Hope. She glanced across at him through the darkness, as though suddenly sur- eoming quickly. I cannot remember when I first mounted a horse; in earliest child- hood, surely, although I have not rid- den much of late. This one is like a king chai He belonged to your friend, Mr. Hawley. : - She drew a quick breath, her face cretion. L hardly think so; at least, not for ithe present. I am not blood-thirsty, or enamored of man-hunting, but I this particular affair which I should preter to settle alone. He paused, swiftly reviewing the circumstances ot thelr short acquaintance, and as suddenly determined to trust her dis- Deep down in his heart he vather wanted her to-know. The fact of the matter is, that Neb and I here were the ones that particular posse were trailing. You her voce faltered. He jsaid those men were under arrest Nor murder, and had broken jail. He also said it was easy to con- viet men in this country f you only knew how. It is true we broke fail, but only in order to save our lives; it waa the only way. Technically, we are outlaws, and now run the risk of immediate re-arrest by returning north of the Arkansas. We came to you fugitives; Iwas. charged with murder, the negro with assault. So, yeu. see, Miss Hope, the desperate class of men you are now associating with. The slight bitterness in his tone stung the girl into resentment. She was looking straight at him, but in the gloom he could not discern the expression of her eyes. I don't believe it, she exclatmed you you do not look like My appearance may be sufficient to convince you, he returned, rather dry- ly, but would welgh little before a Western court. Unfortinately, the evidence was strong against me; or would have-been had the case ever come to a trial. The strange thing about Tt war that botn warrants were, sworn out by the same complainant, and apparently for a similar purpose Black Bart Hawle . What purpose? To keep us from telling what we new regarding a certain crime, In which elther he, or some of his in mate friends, were deeply interested. But t would all come out at the trial, wouldn't it? here Was tobe no trial; Judge Lynch settles tue majority of such eases out here at present. It 1s ex- 1 will tell ,It was amanly tare, strong, alive, Tut you the story: Sharad He reviewed. briefly those occur- Tences leading directly up to Alvar (rest, saying little regarding the hor- rors of that witnessed near the Cimmaron Crossing, but making suffi- clently clear his very slight connec- Hon with-it, and the reason those who were guilty of the crime were so anx- again turned: forward. tous-to-get-him-out-of -the-way. She Who who is that man? Do you T possess a passing acquaintance, fe answered, uncertain yet how muck to tell her, but tempted to reveal all not who live along the Kansas bor- der. Do you mean he is notoriously bad character? I have never heard of his being held up 28 a model to the young, Miss Miss Hope, he returned more. soberly, : convinced that she truly possessed no real knowledge regarding the man, and was not merely pretending nno- eonce. I had never heard him called Hawley before, and, therefore, tafled to recognize him under that respect- able name. But I knew his voice the moment he entered the cabin, and real- fzed that some devilment was afoot. Every town along this frontier has hi record, and I've met him maybe a dozen times in the past three years. He s known as Black Bart; is a gambler by profession, a desperado by reputation, and a cur by nature, Just now I suspect him of belng even deep- er in the mire than this. He could tel by the quick clasping of her hands on the pommel of the waited until the silence compelled her to speak. Oh, I didn't know You do not be- Neve that I ever suspected-such- thing? That I ever met bim there Jyaderstanding whe he wast Ustened intenfly, few ques- asking Mons, untit-tre-ended- Then they both Oh: I had almost forgotten having Jooked up, conscious that dawn was i ing gray in the east. Keith's first thought was one of relfef the -bright-sky-showed-him they were rid- ing straight north. CHAPTER XII The Ford of the Arkansa They were still in the midst of the yellow featureless plain, but the weary horses had slowed down to a walk, the heavy sand-retarding-progress. It was a gloomy, depressing scene in the spectral gray light, a wide circle of intense loneliness, unbroken by either dwarfed shrub or bunch of grass, a Darren expanse stretching to the sky. Vague cloud shadows seemed to filt across the level surface, assuming fan- tastic shapes, but all of the same dull coloring, imperfect and unfinished. Nothing seemed tangible or real, but rather some grotesque picture of de- lrtum, ever merging into another yet more hideous. The very silence of those surrounding wastes seemed bur- densome, adding immeasurably tothe horror. They were but specks craw + ing, moving objects in all that m- mense circle of desolation and death: Kelth turned in his saddle, looking back past Neb who swayed in-his seat, with head Jolling on bis breast a2 though asleep, his horse plodding. No, I do nok he anewered. What a after the othere along the slight trail ae TATION WOW Tha a dezvous located, and Black Bart will have a private grudge to revenge. I wonder if he suspects who attacked him But don't worry, Miss Hope; -we have miles the start, and the wind has been strong enough to cover our trail. Do you see that dark irregular- ity ahead? Yes; is it a cloud? letiNog: the CAtManena jadnd (dunes, am going to try to keep the horses moving until we arrive there. Then we will halt and edt whatever Neb has packed behind him, and rest for fan hour or two. You look very tired, but 1 hope you can keep up for that distance, We shall be safely out of sight then. Indeed, 1 am tired; the strain of waiting alone in that cabln, and all that happened last night, have tried me severely. But but I can g through. Her yolce proved her weakness, al though t was determined enough, ani Keith, ylelding to audden impulse, put- out-his hand, and permitted It to rest upon hers, clasped across the pommel Her eyes droped, but there was nc change or posture: Your nerve is all right, he said admiringly, you have shown yoursel fa brave girl T could not be a coward, and bt my father s daughter, she replied with an odd accent of pride in ber choking voice, but I have been afratd, and and J am still Of what? Surely, not that those fellows will ever catch up with us? No, I hardly know what, only there is a dread I cannot seem to shake off, as if some evil impended, the coming of which I can feel, but not see Have you ever expeflenced any such pre- monition . He twughed;withtrewmy- his tani I think not. I am far too prosale a mortal to allow dreams to worry me. So far I have discovered suMclent trouble in real life to keeprmy brain active. Even new I cannot forget how hungry I am. She did not answer, comprehending how useless ft would be to explaiss, and a little ashamed of her own ill- denned fears, and thus they rode on In stience. He did not notice that she glanced aside at-him shyly, marking the outline of his clear-cut features, 110 firmly poised, the broad shoulders squared in spite of the long night of weary exertion. The depths of her eves brightened with appreciation. believe your story, Mr. Keith; she said at last softly. My story? questioningly, and turn- ding instantly toward her. - Yes; all that you have told me bout what happened. told ft, but I never felt any doubt but what you would belleve. I don't think I could Ife to you. It was no compliment, but spoken met his with frankn There could be no necessity; only T wanted you to know that T-tru: you, and am grateful She extended her hand this time, and he took ft within his own, holding ft firmly, yet without knowing what. to answer, There was strong impulse within him to question her, to learn then and there her own iif story. Yet; somehow, the reticence ofthe girl. restrained him; he could not deliber- ately probe beneath the vell she kept towered between them. Until she chose to lift it herself voluntarily, he possessed no right to intrude. The, (To be continued.) - THE INTELLIGENT AND EFFICIENT SERVANTS Vere those who read the best papers. Therefore the want ad column of the trome paper tsthe-logical med. um which to obtain the most capab) help. Use the News Want Ads. Loose Leat System The News Job Department has every facility for sup- plying the most satisfactory. 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Salem, Ore., April 30 Five insane men escaped from the Oregon asylum at 7.30 o'clock inst night after over- powering and binding their attendant One of the quintette was recaptured three hours later, The patients, who evidently had Preconcejved the. excused tonight moving plcture show in the- chapel. Suddenly they sprang on their guard, William Bayles, and after overpower- ing him, took his keys, Bayles, freed himself within half an hour and gave th alarm, fifteen attendants starting fie search for-them: The most dangerous of the men is Douglas, a Frenchman, who was com- mitted from Klamath Falls because of an alleged mania for setting fires. Itis asserted: by the authorities that the man admitted having set fires in Tacoma, Seattle and Walla Walla, Wash., because he wanted to be com- mitted to an institution where he would have an opportunity to learn English. He is sald to have served a term in the prison at San Quentin, California, Frank Thompkins and William. Jones are obsessed of a delusion that their lives are sougif. Frank Allen was committed for insanity that fol- lowed the loss of property. He is sald to have previously been incarcer- ateg-in thr Washington and Idaho. asy The names of 200 women candi- ates for minor offices will appear on the ballots in Kansas this fall. ALASKAN WOMEN WILL HAVE VOTE SAYS. CONGRESS Partial Home Rule Bill Gives Legislature ,Right to Grant Franchise Washington, -April 30. Partial home rule for Alaska, with authority: vested in the legislature to grant to women the right to vote, was ap- proved by the House today, when it passed th bill for a local Alaskan government. Womans suffrage scored its first vietoryin the House when by a vo of 81 to 35 an amendment was adopy ted assuring to the Alaskan legisla- ture the right to modify the quali- fications of electors by extending the franchise to women. 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